Thursday, May 27, 2021

India WIn, K(oh)linching the series

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

The West Indies made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Chandrapaul Hemraj and Ashley Nurse made way for Devendra Bishoo and Oshane Thomas.

(Jas)On winning the toss, Holder, the West Indies’ skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They scored 30, and lost a couple of wickets.

Kieran Powell, who faced four balls, D(hon)idn’t get off the (Ku)mark. Four balls into the match, he was caught by Mahendra Singh. Bhuvneshwar broke the one-run stand.

Shai Hope, who faced five balls, failed to get off the mark. Half-a-dozen balls later, Jasprit Bumrah broke the one-run stand.

The second Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 40th over. They scored 74, and lost eight wickets.

Marlon Samuels, whose 38-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 24. Sixty-one balls after Hope’s dismissal, he was caught by Virat Kohli, the player of the series. Ravindra Jadeja broke the 34-run stand.

The West Indies scored 50 off 14.5 overs (89 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Ninety-five balls into the match, India sought a bowling review. Shimron Hetmyer, the batsman, scored nine. His 11-ball innings included a boundary. It was upheld by umpire Anil Chaudhary. He was trapped leg before wicket by Jadeja, who broke the 17-run stand.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. Rovman Powell was batting on 15.

Rovman, whose 39-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 16. Seven balls after Hetmyer’s dismissal, he was caught by Shikhar Dhawan. Khaleel Ahmed broke the four-run stand.

Fabian Allen, who faced 11 balls, scored just four. Four overs later, he was caught by Kedar Jadhav. Ahmed broke the nine-run stand.

A hundred and thirty-seven balls into the match, India sought a bowling review. Keemo Paul was the batsman. Using the umpire’s call, it was struck down by Australian umpire Paul Wilson.

Holder, whose 33-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 25. Twenty-six balls after Allen’s dismissal, he was caught by Jadhav. Ahmed broke the 21-run stand.

Paul, who faced 18 balls, eventually scored five. Seventeen balls after Holder’s dismissal, he was Ambati Rayudu. Needless to say, Kuldeep Yadav was in seventh heaven.

Bishoo, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten.

A hundred and seventy-two balls into the match, the West Indies sought a batting review. Kemar Roach was the batsman. It was upheld by Wilson.

The West Indies scored 100 off 30.3 overs (183 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Roach, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored five. Twenty balls after Paul’s dismissal, he was caught by Jadhav. Jadeja broke the nine-run stand.

A hundred and ninety-two balls into the match, the West Indies sought a batting review. Oshane Thomas, the batsman, faced a couple of balls, failing to open his account. It was struck down by Chaudhary. A couple of balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Jadeja, who broke the one-run stand.

India eventually conceded eight extras. The West Indies were dismissed for 104 off 31.5 overs.

Kumar bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 11, picking up a wicket.

Yadav bowled five overs, including a maiden. He conceded 18, picking up a wicket.

Bumrah bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 11, picking up a couple of wickets.

Ahmed bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29, picking up a couple of wickets.

Jadeja bowled 9.5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 34, picking up four scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They scored 52, and lost a wicket.

Dhawan, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Eleven balls into the chase, Thomas broke the six-run stand.

India scored 50 off 9.3 overs (58 balls). The West Indies had conceded three extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 40th over.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 51 balls. While Rohit Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Kohli’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Sharma’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 45 balls.

India scored 100 off 14.2 overs (87 balls).

Sharma eventually scored 63 off 56 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to four sixes. He was unbeaten, as was Kohli, who eventually scored 33. His 29-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries.

India, who scored 105 for the loss of a wicket off 14.5 overs, lost by nine wickets with 211 balls to spare.

Holder and Allen bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded 15, the latter conceded five.

Bishoo bowled 1.5 wicketless overs, conceding 16.

Paul bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 22.

Roach bowled five wicketless overs, including two maidens. He conceded 13.

Thomas bowled four overs, conceding 33. He picked up the only wicket to fall.

India won the five-match series 3-1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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